About this role
The MEAL Officer assists in implementing monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities in the field under the MEAL Manager. The role supports project staff, partner personnel and community facilitators in data collection, data quality, reporting and the use of MEAL tools to help projects meet their goals. It involves field visits, training field teams on MEAL systems, and ensuring data flows through the organisation’s information management system. The position focuses on improving data quality, facilitating participatory processes with communities, and contributing to periodic evaluations and reports. The employer operates as an international humanitarian NGO with projects in multiple countries, delivering assistance to populations affected by crises. The role is based in Zamfara and supports PUI project teams and stakeholders in MEAL activities.
What you would do
- Ensure collection, reporting and validation of monitoring data from project teams is accurate and timely.
- Produce monitoring checklists and conduct field process monitoring and data validation; provide feedback for improvements.
- Facilitate active participation of community leaders and beneficiaries in MEAL activities.
- Support project teams in designing and updating MEAL guidelines and tools; ensure access and use by staff.
- Provide training on MEAL systems, survey sampling, piloting tools, assessments and evaluations.
- Ensure use of appropriate data collection and reporting templates for data aggregation.
- Visit field locations to support MEAL processes across sectors.
- Supervise and build capacity of base level project staff for MEAL tasks.
- Communicate daily achievements and challenges to MEAL managers and program managers.
- Assist in internal and external reporting and data cleaning; develop synthesis reports and indicators tracking.
What they are asking for
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation within humanitarian or development contexts preferred.
- Ability to train field staff and facilitate data collection, analysis and reporting.
- Familiarity with data management systems and quantitative/qualitative data collection tools.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with community stakeholders.
- Ability to travel to field sites and work in challenging environments.
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